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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Sunday Sermon Outline: Jeremiah 44

Jeremiah 44

A Spiritual
Evaluation

I. Deserved
Desolation vs. 1-14

“The word
that came to Jeremiah for all the Jews living in the land of Egypt,
those who were living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and the land of
Pathros, saying, [2] “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen all the calamity that I have
brought on Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, this
day they are in ruins and no one lives in them, [3] because of
their wickedness which they committed so as to provoke Me to anger by
continuing to burn sacrifices and to serve other gods whom they had
not known, neither they, you, nor your fathers. [4] ‘Yet I
sent you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, “Oh,
do not do this abominable thing which I hate.” [5] ‘But they
did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness,
so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. [6] ‘Therefore My
wrath and My anger were poured out and burned in the cities of Judah
and in the streets of Jerusalem, so they have become a ruin and a
desolation as it is this day.

[7] ‘Now
then thus says the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, “Why are
you doing great harm to yourselves, so as to cut off from you man and
woman, child and infant, from among Judah, leaving yourselves without
remnant, [8] provoking Me to anger with the works of your hands,
burning sacrifices to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you are
entering to reside, so that you might be cut off and become a curse
and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? [9] “Have
you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the
kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, your own
wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in
the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? [10] “But
they have not become contrite even to this day, nor have they feared
nor walked in My law or My statutes, which I have set before you and
before your fathers.’”

[11]
“Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold,
I am going to set My face against you for woe, even to cut off all
Judah. [12] ‘And I will take away the remnant of Judah who
have set their mind on entering the land of Egypt to reside there,
and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall
by the sword and meet their end by famine. Both small and great will
die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object
of horror, an imprecation and a reproach. [13] ‘And I will
punish those who live in the land of Egypt, as I have punished
Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine and with pestilence. [14] ‘So
there will be no refugees or survivors for the remnant of Judah who
have entered the land of Egypt to reside there and then to return to
the land of Judah, to which they are longing to return and live; for
none will return except a few refugees.’””

II. Deadly
Defiance vs. 15-19

“[15] Then
all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices
to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a
large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros
in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying, [16] “As
for the message that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD,
we are not going to listen to you! [17] “But rather we will
certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by
burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink
offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings
and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of
Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw
no misfortune. [18] “But since we stopped burning sacrifices
to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we
have lacked everything and have met our end by the sword and by
famine.” [19] “And,” said the women, “when we were
burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and were pouring out drink
offerings to her, was it without our husbands that we made for her
sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to
her?””

III. Disastrous
Disobedience vs. 20-23

“[20] Then
Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all
the people who were giving him such an answer—saying, [21] “As
for the smoking sacrifices that you burned in the cities of Judah and
in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your forefathers, your kings and
your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember
them and did not all this come into His mind? [22] “So the
LORD was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your
deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; thus
your land has become a ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without
an inhabitant, as it is this day. [23] “Because you have
burned sacrifices and have sinned against the LORD and not obeyed the
voice of the LORD or walked in His law, His statutes or His
testimonies, therefore this calamity has befallen you, as it has this
day.””

IV. Divine
Determination vs. 24-30

“[24] Then
Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the
word of the LORD, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt, [25] thus
says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘As for you
and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it
with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that
we have vowed, to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out
drink offerings to her.” Go ahead and confirm your vows, and
certainly perform your vows!’ [26] “Nevertheless hear the
word of the LORD, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt,
‘Behold, I have sworn by My great name,’ says the LORD, ‘never
shall My name be invoked again by the mouth of any man of Judah in
all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord GOD lives.”
[27] ‘Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for
good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet
their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely gone.
[28] ‘Those who escape the sword will return out of the land
of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. Then all the remnant of
Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know
whose word will stand, Mine or theirs.

[29] ‘This
will be the sign to you,’ declares the LORD, ‘that I am going to
punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will
surely stand against you for harm.’ [30] “Thus says the
LORD, ‘Behold, I am going to give over Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt
to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life,
just as I gave over Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his
life.’””

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